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Originally posted by footlocker
I'm going to be doing a three-person camp.
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Good luck! You'll learn a lot and after a very short time, you'll love it. Have a great time.
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I'll take any suggestions or advise about how to work a 3-person game?
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There are thousands of specific things to suggest, but the most important one for me was "Don't forget to referee the game!!!!!"
When you first start learning the system, it's easy to get caught up in trying to perfect your position, trying to remember exactly where your area of responsibility is, trying to remember when you're the one who has to switch. Those things will come, but they're all secondary to officiating the game. Don't lose your concentration on the play in front of you b/c you're wondering if you're precisely above the FT line extended as the C.
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Anything a past observer may have remarked to you that was a benefit?
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1) In transition, everything between the arcs is the Center's responsibility, so don't run away from it.
2) Be much slower to make a call in your partner's area of responsibility.
3) When the ball is right in front of the Lead and the offensive player dribbles or spins
away from the Lead official into the lane, any contact on the dribble or the ensuing lay-up is the Center's
primary responsibility.
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What is the 3-man flex system? Is it different than what I am thinking 3-man is?
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You're probably thinking of it correctly. The "flex" just refers to the way the Trail and Center slide to their new positions when the Lead initiates the rotation. The Lead moves to the ball side. When that happens, the old Trail (weak side) slides to the FT line extended and becomes the Center. Finally, the old Center (ball side) slides toward the midcourt line and becomes the new Trail.
Again, good luck and hope you enjoy it.
[Edited by ChuckElias on May 25th, 2004 at 01:13 PM]